Scotland
What does 2013 hold for devolution?
Left Foot Forward's Devolution Correspondent Ed Jacobs looks ahead to what 2013 has in store for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Lamont’s ‘bring in tuition fees’ speech – “Tory blue” or “asking pertinent questions”?
Scottish Labour Johann Lamont leader said Scotland may need to look again at its policy of free university tuition.
Sir Alex accuses Alex Salmond of trying to “silence” non-resident Scots
Sir Alex Ferguson has accused SNP leader Alex Salmond of trying to "silence" the 800,000 Scots living in the rest of the United Kingdom.
First the EU shambles, now SNP accused of “wilfully misleading the people” on currency union
Following the EU membership rowsm The SNP's post-independence plans for a currency union with the remainder of the UK have been attacked as unworkable.
SNP EU membership row: Barroso could shun talks with Sturgeon
EC president Jose Manuel Barroso could shun talks with SNP deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon as the row over Scotland's future EU membership intensifies.
Watch: EC President Barroso on Scotland: A new state “has to apply for membership”
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso today reiterated the position that an independent Scotland would have to reaplly for membership of the EU.